Best Hotels near Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre, Eccleshall

First of all, nothing to do with any of the staff, all lovely and very accommodating. It’s short staffed and that’s where most of the problems lie. We stayed here for 2 nights this week as a family Of 4, 2 adults and 2 kids under 3. The room was nice and clean, but when we got there the pull out bed had no bedding at all, we checked in about 9.30pm, so it wasn’t ideal when wanting to get the girls into their beds. Went to phone reception… the phone was broken. I managed to find the hotels reception number online so I called reception, and Laura from there came to the room with bedding and extra towels and even offered to make the bed for me, I said she didn’t have to but she helped me anyway, and she was amazing with our 2 children. Honestly, one of the best customer service experiences I’ve had in a while. The next morning we headed to breakfast… this was a shambles. First of all it was a struggle to get a table, we got ushered into a strange little conference room filled with dirty tables, we sat at the only clean one. Went to get a high chair for our baby… no high chairs. Went to get food, almost everything had run out, no juices or glasses, mugs for tea and coffee. Managed to get a small Plate of food, no cutlery to eat it with. Honestly Shocking. That evening Laura was on reception again and she came over and made a fuss over our children when she seen us, our baby absolutely loved her, she really is a credit to the hotel. I chatted with her and another girl with glasses who’s name I can’t remember, but she was also amazing with the baby, it makes such a difference when going anywhere and the staff are kind to my children, it always makes me want to return. The second morning for breakfast we got a high chair and again we’re put into the strange little room, again all tables dirty and full of plates, a nice girl called Anna cleaned it for us and apologised about the wait for a table. No mugs again, Anna got one for me, managed to get a small amount of juice with our breakfast, until it ran out again. Over all, it’s a staffing issue, the staff there are all amazing and did what they could when they could do it, but there needs to be more staff, it’s the school summer holidays and it seemed the dining room was running on 2/3 staff members.

Excellent value hotel. We stopped for one night on the way down to Cornwall. We weren't expecting much for £59 but this hotel was great. Very clean, good sized room and bathroom. Very comfortable bed. Nice and friendly reception. Quiet and plenty of parking even in July. A bonus for us was that it's pet friendly. Also right next to the M6 Stafford Services which are also one of the better ones. A hotel definitely worth staying at that ticks all the boxes.

Travelled up for a charity bike ride. Proximity to park and mosque was key and this suited perfectly. Room was great. Shower powerful. Noise Proof good as we had a baby with us. Cot provided good standard. Breakfast was very good in morning and not too pricey if bought in advance with booking. Only lose points on having to provide confirmation that breakfast was booked due to fault with their booking system.

The guesthouse itself is within walking distance to Stoke-on-Trent Train Station and Staffordshire University (college road & leek road). The room and the property was very clean. The Owner Gabriel and Property Manager Joe was very helpful and made me feel safe during my stay. They accommodate long stay with discounted price. The rooms are exactly how the advertised on website (if anything better).Rooms are very big and spacious, bathroom were very clean. Rooms had aesthetic lights ( also dimmable). There were Sockets near bed and 2 work desk/ study desk and settee with coffee table. Free WiFi at the property. In short great find and will stay here again.

We stayed in The Swan for just 1 night as we were attending a wedding close by. Everything & everybody was 1st class!! Our plans changed just 24hrs before & we were arriving earlier than planned. I telephoned The Swan to ask about an early check in & the very helpful lady explained that they couldn't guarantee it but she'd put in a request. When we arrived just before midday our room was just being finished & within 15mins we were able to check-in so a big Thank You to the housekeeping team. The room itself was fabulous, big & bright & very comfortable. Breakfast was superb - the eggs benedict were 2nd to none & as I don't drink tea or coffee I asked for a hot chocolate which was really good. All the staff were so friendly, helpful & genuinely wanted to please. Thank you very much for a short but very sweet stay.